Example Sentences

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Yasuo Yamamoto grew up playing hide-and-seek between old barrels in the storehouse where his family has been brewing soy sauce for more than 150 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

For several months tension has been brewing in northern Ethiopia as Amhara and Eritrean forces remain present in violation of the peace deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But the trouble felt today has been brewing for longer than that—since 2022, to be exact.

From Slate • May 20, 2025

The battle over the home has been brewing since September 2023, when the city issued a demolition permit to Milstein and Bank on Sept. 7.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin